401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Chicago Bears Football Club, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$47M
Total assets Below avg plan size
254
Participants Below avg headcount
85th
Percentile by assets National rank
$183,508
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The National Football League Capital Accumulation Plan · Sponsored by Chicago Bears Football Club, Inc. · Illinois · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$47M in assets, 254 participants

Chicago Bears Football Club, Inc.'s The National Football League Capital Accumulation Plan reported $47M in total assets and 254 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 85th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #2,684 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

The National Football League Capital Accumulation Plan covers 254 participants in Illinois, about 33% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $47M.

#2,684
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)
+18.4%
assets growth YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The National Football League Capital Accumulation Plan's outsized position by total assets

The National Football League Capital Accumulation Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$46,611,046 Top 15% higher than 85% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

The National Football League Capital Accumulation Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The National Football League Capital Accumulation Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (254 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The National Football League Capital Accumulation Plan reported net income rose from -$7M in the plan year 2022 filing to $7M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The National Football League Capital Accumulation Plan end-of-year assets rose from $39M in the plan year 2022 filing to $47M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The National Football League Capital Accumulation Plan reported participants rose from 232 in the plan year 2022 filing to 254 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 360896640 · Chicago Bears Football Club, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

The National Football League Capital Accumulation Plan · $47M · 254 · 85th

  • EOY $47M
  • 5500 254
  • ASSETS 85th
  • PCT 401(k)
  • EIN near M-Aurora 401(k) Plan
  • RANK ind #2684

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Arts, Entertainment & Recreation retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

The National Football League Capital Accumulation Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The National Football League Capital Accumulation Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$39M
Net Assets (End of Year)$47M
Net Income$7M
Employer EIN360896640
Plan Effective Date1987-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Chicago Bears Football Club, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Chicago Bears Football Club, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$51M 29.203296666317968% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$35M$40M$45M$50M$55M 202220232024 $39.4M $50.9M ▲ +29.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 232 $39M
2023 1 254 $47M
2024 1 274 $51M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

The National Football League Capital Accumulation Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants The National Football League Capital Accumulation Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.046611046 · Participants: 254The National Football League Capital Accumulation PlanAccenture United States 401(k) Match Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.594548115 · Participants: 69974Accenture United States 401(k) Match Savings PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.935002041 · Participants: 60246State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.496191 · Participants: 38012Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.367975914 · Participants: 14959United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.444551767 · Participants: 235331Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan
The National Football League Capital Accumulation Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare The National Football League Capital Accumulation Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The National Football League Capital Accumulation Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is M-Aurora 401(k) Plan in CA ($47M); by covered participants it is Dennelisse Corporation 401(k) Plan in NY (254 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (254 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did The National Football League Capital Accumulation Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
The National Football League Capital Accumulation Plan grew sharply - up 18.4% during 2023, from $39M to $47M. Reported net income was $7M.
How have Chicago Bears Football Club, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Chicago Bears Football Club, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 29.2%, from $39M to $51M.
Where does The National Football League Capital Accumulation Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The National Football League Capital Accumulation Plan ranks in the 85th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to The National Football League Capital Accumulation Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is M-Aurora 401(k) Plan in CA ($47M, 47 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The National Football League Capital Accumulation Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Dennelisse Corporation 401(k) Plan in NY (254 participants, $2M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 360896640.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.